Hank Ratner stepped down as CEO of Madison Square Garden last year. His two sons were accused of assaulting a woman at a nightclub last fall. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Two sons of former Madison Square Garden CEO Hank Ratner allegedly assaulted a woman during a wild brawl inside a Meatpacking District nightclub last fall, the Daily News has learned.

The mayhem began when a woman refused 29-year-old Scott Ratner's advances inside plush hotspot The Gilded Lily on W. 15th St., about 2 a.m. on Oct. 18, prosecutors said immediately following the incident.

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Scott Ratner, who works as an associate at a law firm, allegedly smacked a 27-year-old woman at the lounge in the face, fracturing her jaw, according to court papers. Prosecutors during the brothers' arraignment later that day in Manhattan Criminal Court described the victim as a friend of the woman who spurned him.

Two sons of former Madison Square Garden CEO Hank Ratner accused of assaulting a woman during a wild brawl inside a Meatpacking District nightclub. The mayhem began when a woman refused the advances of 29-year-old Scott Ratner (pictured) in plush hotspot The Gilded (Facebook)

His brother, Michael Ratner, 25, then joined the fracas, prosecutors said. He was initially charged with strangulation for choking a woman until she felt faint. But that charge was dropped and he is now accused of shoving the woman his brother allegedly smacked to the ground, causing her to suffer several bulged discs in her back.

Both brothers appeared to be drunk at the club, prosecutors said.

"Scott has already resolved his case without any criminal offense and, based on the evidence, Michael is seeking a dismissal," their lawyer Jim Walden said Thursday.

Scott Ratner was initially accused of hitting another pal of the woman he was pursuing in the side of the head with a glass bottle, sending her to the hospital with a deep cut to her ear. But a felony assault charge against him was later reduced.

"The people no longer believe the defendants committed a felony and therefore this case should be prosecuted as a misdemeanor," prosecutors said on Nov. 17.

Bob Vilensky, a lawyer for the alleged victim, said she doesn't want to comment but "continues to suffer both physical and psychological issues as a result of the incident."

In his initial court appearance the day of the brawl, Scott Ratner's lawyer said his client was the one hit in the head with a glass object and noted he had cuts all over his face.

"We've contacted several witnesses who say that our clients did not strike anybody," said attorney Thomas Rotko, who represented the brothers at their arraignment. "In fact, they were the victims of this assault."

Michael Ratner, 25, is also accused of joining the brawl, although his lawyer says he was rushing to his brother's aid. (Facebook)

Michael Ratner, a University of Pennsylvania graduate who runs a production company according to his lawyers, appeared briefly in Manhattan Criminal Court Thursday. He wore a white dress shirt unbuttoned at the collar and dark slacks and sported a close-cropped beard.

"Last October, Scott Ratner was viciously attacked by a perpetrator who smashed a glass in his face. This attack caused deep lacerations around Scott's eyes that required emergency medical attention," Walden said Thursday. "Scott's brother Michael, who was a bystander to this attack, came to his aid to ensure Scott received the medical treatment he required."

The sons of former MSG CEO Hank Ratner are accused of assaulting a woman last fall at the Gilded Lily nightclub (pictured) in the Meatpacking District. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images For Nylon)

He and the boys' mother were in the courtroom to support the sons' during their October arraignment before Judge Bruce Allen. Both brothers were released on $5,000 bail and gave police an Old Westbury, L.I. address upon their arrest.

Scott Ratner took a plea deal on April 9, pleading guilty to harassment and agreeing to pay more than $4,000 in restitution and perform 10 days of community service. The harassment conviction is a violation, not a crime.

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Update: In June 2015 prosecutors agreed to dismiss the charges against Michael Ratner if he stayed out of trouble for six months. In December 2015 the charges were dismissed.